How to run external program via a C# program?
How do I run an external program like Notepad or Calculator via a C# program?
Maybe it'll help you:
using(System.Diagnostics.Process pProcess = new System.Diagnostics.Process())
{
pProcess.StartInfo.FileName = @"C:\Users\Vitor\ConsoleApplication1.exe";
pProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = "olaa"; //argument
pProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
pProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
pProcess.StartInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
pProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true; //not diplay a windows
pProcess.Start();
string output = pProcess.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd(); //The output result
pProcess.WaitForExit();
}
Use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start
Hi this is Sample Console Application to Invoke Notepad.exe ,please check with this.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace Demo_Console
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Process ExternalProcess = new Process();
ExternalProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "Notepad.exe";
ExternalProcess.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Maximized;
ExternalProcess.Start();
ExternalProcess.WaitForExit();
}
}
}
For example like this :
// run notepad
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("notepad.exe");
//run calculator
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("calc.exe");
Follow the links in Mitchs answer.